A nifty code snippet that will allow you to check for the availability of a command. Used this myself for a script, where I wanted to make sure a certain command was available before continuing the script execution. That being said; it was a bit of a pain to figure… Continue Reading Using Bash Script to Check if a Command exist

In this guide, I will be walking through the process of setting up a droplet from your own windows computer, using Digitalocean’s API tool Doctl. This is something that can help you automate certain processes, such as setting up testing environments or servers on demand. Perhaps you and your buddies would… Continue Reading Creating Digitalocean droplets on Windows using doctl

You may have encountered the term “system environment variables” from time to time. More specifically, system path environment variable. This is often talked about in context of running executable files via the command line / powershell window. In this example, I will demonstrate how you would install and run cmder from the command… Continue Reading How to set system path environment variable in Windows 10

I’ve recently found a playlist I wanted to “git pull” from YouTube, but realize it would take too long to use tools such as Keepvid, or any other MP3 fetchers online. Then I recalled that there is this neat little tool called youtube-dl, and decided to learn how to use it… Continue Reading Easy way to download music playlists from YouTube

Practice Question, Oracle Certified Associate: Java SE8 Programming (1Z0-808) Sometimes even the actual function of the easiest of methods (no pun intended) can elude us. How well do you know the behavior of java.util.ArrayList’s add and subList method? Q: What will the output be after code execution? Choose one answer:… Continue Reading Java SE8 Practice Question: ArrayList’s add and subList method

A short disclaimer: Keep in mind that Pluralsight does not give their users permission to download their videos. This is for educational purposes only. Use this knowledge at your own risk. Someone asked me if I had any ideas of how they could download videos from Pluralsight. Not just… Continue Reading Easy way to download videos from Pluralsight

I was linked this article from Facebook, written by Quincy Larson on February 14, 2017, that points out several security vulnerabilities you and your devices may be exposed of during air travels. These vulnerable devices may include your smart-phone, laptop and possibly even your Amazon Kindle. I would highly recommend… Continue Reading Is your personal data safe during travels?

Have you tried Castle Baloneybeard? 🙂 It is a game developed in Godot Engine together with my buddy YeOldeDM, during a 9 day long game jam hosted on itch.io. I have written a short blog about the development of that game quite some time ago. Perhaps some of you might… Continue Reading Tried Castle Baloneybeard?

Hello everyone! There will be a greater delay between each of my videos in order to focus on a personal development project that I am working on. This was triggered by getting in an economical “tough” spot, which have changed my priorities a bit. That being said, it does not… Continue Reading [January] Status Update

GodotCon is coming soon, and we now have a venue: Ludus Académie, a gamedev school in the North of Brussels.
It's also time for all attendees to do some homework and think about what talk or workshop they'd like to propose, so that we can fill our two days with fulfilling exchanges of knowledge (we'll try to record talks as best as we can). ... See more

The fight for #NetNeutrality is going to save the internet. Want websites you frequent to outright be blacklisted? Want
across the board, by law online censorship? Fancy the idea of being taxed for streaming, downloading, online gaming, using social media etc. charging you through the nose.
How about the fact that they want to allow monopolies of print media and television by major corporations so independent views and info will be a thing of the past.
The head of the FCC Ajit Pai is in the back pockets of major internet service providers and law makers pushing to control the flow of the internet and capitalize on it financially. Don't let these assholes win. Share this information around, voting is on the 14th, so contact your state representatives

I am working on finishing a time tracking software. I estimate, give or take, about 1 month to finish it. Depends how long it will take to move stuff out from the old place. (Yes, there is a lot. None of it is mine.)

When that is done, the Godot Engine vehicle shooter project will resume during livestreams EACH week - together with the occasional video.
I have not tested the audio in my new place, and worry a bit about the noise level (neighbors). I might have to get sound-padding on the wall after a few streams. ... See more

I usually post status updates on Twitter, but I would like to enter more words than Twitter allows me.

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tldr; After I am done moving and settled in, things will go back to normal with game design & dev-streams. Woowoop!!
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This weekend and throughout next week, I will actually "move".
I will begin by cleaning and packing my "office", and get it moved to my new place. Then I will probably spend the rest of the week moving back and fourth between places while cleaning and throwing out junk (a lot), and then of course more cleaning.
The process is expected to take at least 1 week - possibly more depending how much we get done.

Once I am done - having broken all my chains with the previous apartment, I plan to organize a more formal schedule to get things done- both on a personal level (training, diet), professional (updating the web-site), and of course game design (tutorials, dev-streams, Godot 2D and *3D!*).

You may think that "You moving is not really a good excuse not to do anything", and I would agree.
The reason I have not been doing much in a couple of months is not because I am moving (or not moving) - it is because I spend 3h every day going to and from work, which leaves me about 2-3h before going to bed. In those 2-3h I usually spend relaxing and being lazy.

After I move, I expect to be spending 30m (total) going to and from work, which will remove my "gotta go fast"-attitude I have in order to reach the 1h train, that leave once every hour. (If I miss it, I have to stay 1 hour longer!). That in itself will remove a huge amount of "burden" off my shoulders. Woo!

Luckily, I love my job so far. Programming. Systems development. Systems architecture. Java.
Often while programming I have to think "Am I working right now?". Because this is not a job. It's a lifestyle.